Obion County, TN Population

Overview

30,722

Total Population

42.2

Median age

51.55%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,506

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Obion County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Obion County is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Obion County's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Obion County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Obion County, 17.86% were under the age of 15, 17.72% aged 15 to 29, 44.19% aged 30 to 64, 17.48% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 950 more females than males in Obion County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.55% females and 48.45% males in Obion County, TN.
The Obion County, TN gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,152.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,268.

Obion County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Obion County population: 82.19% are White, 10.82% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.83% are some other race and 4.52% are multiracial.
Obion County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,506 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,216 (95.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Obion County is White with a population of 25,251 (82.19% of the total population).

Obion County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 32,505 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Obion County's population decreased by 683 (2.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Obion County's population decreased by 1,055 (3.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Obion County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 30,249.